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Manx¹

  • /ˈmæŋks/ UK
  • /ˈmaŋks/ British, Northern England, Scotland
  • /ˈmæŋks/ Canada, US
  • [mæŋks] Canada, US
  • /meɪŋks/ Canada, US
  • [meɪ̯ŋks] ~ [mɛ̃ŋks] Canada, US
  • /mæːŋks/ Australia
  • [mæːŋks] Australia
  • [mɛːŋks] ~ [meːŋks] Australia
  • /mɛŋks/ New Zealand

Sounds like Mancs · Rhymes with -æŋks

Where it comes from

Altered from Maniske, from assumed Old Norse *manskr, an adjectival form of Mǫn (“Isle of Man”), from Old Irish Mana; compare with Norwegian Bokmål mansk.

adjective more Manx · most Manx · Manks

  1. Relating to the Isle of Man or its Celto-Germanic people.
  2. Relating to the Manx language (also known as Manx Gaelic), a Gaelic language of the Goidelic family.
  3. Relating to the Manx cat breed native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and rounded, cobby body.
  4. broadly With a truncated or missing tail. At the rear there is a cut-off Manx tail, similar to those of the early Cooper sports cars, and as currently used by Feirari.

noun Manx · Manxes · Manks

  1. countable, uncountable A member or descendant of the Celto-Germanic people of the Isle of Man; a Manxman or Manxwoman.
  2. collective, countable, in plural, uncountable the Manx; Manx people.
  3. countable, uncountable A breed of domestic cat native to the Isle of Man, principally characterized by suppression of the tail, and with a short-haired coat and rounded, cobby body.
  4. countable, uncountable A cat of the Manx breed; a Manx cat.

    Similar: Manx cat

proper noun Manks

  1. uncountable A Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man.

    Similar: Manx Gaelic

manx²

  • /mæŋks/

adjective more manx · most manx

  1. Manx (pertaining to the Isle of Man or to the Manx language)
  2. manx (colloquial or slang) tailless (referring to the Manx cat)

Translations

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adj relating to the Isle of Man and/or its people

Portuguêsmanês
Françaismannois
Русскиймэ́нский mɛ́nskij

adj relating to the Manx language

Portuguêsmanês

noun Manx person

Portuguêsmanês, manesa
FrançaisMannois, Mannoise

noun Manx cat breed

한국어맹크스 maengkeuseu
日本語マンクス Mankusu

noun cat of the Manx breed (these are translations of the word alone; for translations of the phrase "Manx cat", see Manx cat)

日本語マンクス Mankusu
Françaismanx

name a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man

Españolmanés
中文馬恩語 /马恩语 Mǎ'ēnyǔ
Portuguêsmanx, manquês, manês
Françaismannois, manxois
DeutschManx, Manx-Gälisch
Românăgaleză Manx
Русскиймэнский mɛnskij

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@misc{manx_2026,
  title = {manx},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}